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CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) – Ten Things To Expect

Attending your first ever session with a therapist can be a really daunting and nerve-wracking prospect but definitely worth the trouble.  Therapy can play an extremely important role in your recovery from Anxiety, Depression or…

Posted in Advocacy, Anxiety, Recovery, Tips 2 Comments June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 by Laura

5 Reasons To Seek Help For Postnatal Depression & Anxiety

Seeking help for Postnatal Depression, or any mental health issue, can be a very scary and difficult process but it’s also one of the most important things you’ll do in your life. Sadly, accessing help…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery 0 comments August 29, 2017August 30, 2017 by Laura

How To Beat Anxiety With Belief, Confidence & Visualisation

I wrote a blog post back in January called Blind Faith where I touched on the power of how learning to think a certain way can have a truly immediate impact on Anxiety and your mood.…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Learning, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery 1 Comment June 14, 2017June 13, 2017 by Laura

Using Lists To Manage Anxiety

The very existence of this blog is good evidence that I find writing to be an extremely therapeutic part of the healing process, but in addition to this I also use various lists to strengthen…

Posted in Anxiety, Blogging, Depression, Learning, Peer Support, Recovery 0 comments May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 by Laura

What Is Perinatal OCD & Why Don’t Our Doctors Understand It?

Last week the inspiring Dr Carrie Ladd (RCGP fellow and developer of the Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit – read more here) invited Sarah and I to speak to a large group of local GPs about…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy 7 Comments February 16, 2017August 5, 2017 by Laura

Anxiety Cheat Sheet

Last week on #pndhour we discussed the ups and downs of recovery from Perinatal Mental Illness. One of the most frustrating things about getting better is that just when you think you’re making lots of…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support, Pregnancy, Recovery 2 Comments January 18, 2017May 16, 2018 by Laura

Am I Sick Or Sad? Managing Emotions After PND

I’ve been sad a lot lately.  Life has thrown us a few curve balls this year and 2016 hasn’t been quite what I hoped for or expected.  It’s hard when life doesn’t go your way…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Peer Support, Recovery 3 Comments November 9, 2016February 20, 2018 by Laura

Guest Post: Being A Mum With Health Anxiety by Anna Gilson

Guest Post by Anna Gilson Health anxiety is in the spectrum of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and causes sufferers to obsessively worry that a minor illness or pain is something far more serious like cancer or a brain…

Posted in Anxiety, Guest Blogger 4 Comments August 19, 2016 by Laura

Healing, Helping Others & Becoming A Healthwatch Ambassador

As many of you know, when I was very ill I was obsessed with reading blogs about anxiety and PND, in particular recovery stories, and made a promise to myself that if I got better…

Posted in Anxiety, Blogging, Depression, Motherhood, Peer Support, Recovery 13 Comments August 11, 2016August 16, 2016 by Laura

Miscarriage after PND

I wrote back in November about my desire to have another baby. After experiencing such severe anxiety after Caterpillar’s birth, and a few times since, it has taken me several years to feel ready to have another…

Posted in Anxiety, Birth & Miscarriage, Depression, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Recovery 70 Comments July 29, 2016May 11, 2018 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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